What is the severity of CVE-2025-27178?

CVE-2025-27178 is considered a critical vulnerability due to its potential for arbitrary code execution.

How do I fix CVE-2025-27178?

To mitigate CVE-2025-27178, users should update InDesign Desktop to the latest version provided by Adobe.

What versions of InDesign Desktop are affected by CVE-2025-27178?

CVE-2025-27178 affects InDesign Desktop versions ID20.1, ID19.5.2, and earlier.

What impact does CVE-2025-27178 have on system security?

Exploitation of CVE-2025-27178 could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current user.

What actions must a user take to be vulnerable to CVE-2025-27178?

To be vulnerable to CVE-2025-27178, a user must interactively open a malicious file designed to exploit the vulnerability.

Vulnerability/
CVE-2025-27178

high

7.8

CWE

787

EPSS

0.026%

11/3/2025

14/4/2025

CVE-2025-27178: InDesign Desktop | Out-of-bounds Write (CWE-787)

First published: Tue Mar 11 2025(Updated: )

InDesign Desktop versions ID20.1, ID19.5.2 and earlier are affected by an out-of-bounds write vulnerability that could result in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.

Credit: psirt@adobe.com

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
Adobe InDesign	<
All of
Any of
Adobe InDesign 2025	<19.5.3
Adobe InDesign 2025	>=20.0<20.2
Any of
macOS
Microsoft Windows Operating System

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Reference Links

https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/indesign/apsb25-19.html

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2025-27178?
CVE-2025-27178 is considered a critical vulnerability due to its potential for arbitrary code execution.
How do I fix CVE-2025-27178?
To mitigate CVE-2025-27178, users should update InDesign Desktop to the latest version provided by Adobe.
What versions of InDesign Desktop are affected by CVE-2025-27178?
CVE-2025-27178 affects InDesign Desktop versions ID20.1, ID19.5.2, and earlier.
What impact does CVE-2025-27178 have on system security?
Exploitation of CVE-2025-27178 could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current user.
What actions must a user take to be vulnerable to CVE-2025-27178?
To be vulnerable to CVE-2025-27178, a user must interactively open a malicious file designed to exploit the vulnerability.

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